DUI suspect in custody after fleeing Escondido police

ESCONDIDO  A man suspected of driving under the influence was taken into custody Friday night in Escondido after fleeing an officer.

The officer stopped a motorist about 9:15 p.m. on El Norte Parkway, west of North Ash Street, and the driver got out and fled, Escondido police Lt. Mike Kearney said.

The officer pursued him, and had to forcibly take the suspect into custody when the man resisted arrest, Kearney said.

The suspect, who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol, was injured and transported to Palomar Medical Center, the lieutenant said. It was not immediately known if he was injured while fleeing or while resisting arrest, Kearney said. The officer was not injured.